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Uranium mining has been a point of contention for Southwest tribal nations for decades.
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation asserts authority over uranium shipments (September 23, 2024)
The shipment of uranium ore from the new Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon has outraged leaders of the Navajo Nation. 
DVIDS: Havasupai Tribe requests evacuation following flood emergency (August 27, 2024)
The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, at the request of the Havasupai Tribe, responded to flooding in the Grand Canyon. 
Tribes lobby Biden administration for another national monument (August 14, 2024)
With just a few months left in Biden administration, tribal nations are hoping to score one more win for the protection of their sacred places. 
Tribal leaders are condemning the primary producer of uranium for transporting hazardous materials through their territories without their consent and without advance notice.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
Cronkite News: Tribes support greater protections for sacred sites (October 3, 2022)
Tribal leaders urged lawmakers to pass a package of bills that would protect cultural and sacred sites on public lands. 
Getting access to Colorado River water is “the only feasible solution” for the Hualapai Tribe, Chairman Damon Clarke said.
A federal appeals court ruled that a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon can operate, even though it sits on land declared off-limits to new mining.
Cronkite News: Thousands line up for chance to hunt bison in Grand Canyon (September 23, 2021)
A planned hunt of bison in the Grand Canyon appears to be moving forward despite last-minute pleas to relocate the animals to safety. 
After hitting a 40-year low in the pandemic year of 2020, national park visitors – and their dollars – are steadily returning.
According to the National Park Service, the herd of 600 bison on the Grand Canyon North Rim will be reduced to 200.
For four years, the Trump administration took steps to boost uranium mining for what it called national security reasons, a move environmentalists saw as an attempt to open the door to mining near the Grand Canyon.
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